Darts tournament
The 2023 Viaplay Nordic Darts Masters was the third staging of the Nordic Darts Masters tournament by the Professional Darts Corporation , and the second entry in the 2023 World Series of Darts . The tournament featured 16 players (eight 'elite' PDC players and eight regional qualifiers) and was held at the Forum Copenhagen in Copenhagen , Denmark on 20–21 January 2023.
Dimitri Van den Bergh was the defending champion, after defeating Gary Anderson 11–5 in the 2022 final .[ 1] Gerwyn Price in the quarter-finals. Price then lost to Peter Wright in the final, with Wright winning his fourth World Series title, his first since 2019, when he won the German Darts Masters .[ 2]
Prize money
The total prize fund remained at £ 60,000.
Position (no. of players)
Prize money(Total: £60,000)
Winner
(1)
£20,000
Runner-up
(1)
£10,000
Semi-finalists
(2)
£5,000
Quarter-finalists
(4)
£2,500
First round
(8)
£1,250
Qualifiers
The PDC announced 7 of their 8 players who would be their elite representatives at the event on 2 January 2023, which included Michael van Gerwen , who missed the 2023 Bahrain Darts Masters for family reasons. Jonny Clayton was announced as the 8th representative on 4 January 2023.
The seedings are based on the 2023 World Series rankings after 1 event.
Michael Smith (semi-finals) Gerwyn Price (runner-up) Rob Cross (quarter-finals) Peter Wright (champion) Luke Humphries (quarter-finals) Jonny Clayton (semi-finals) Dimitri Van den Bergh (quarter-finals) Michael van Gerwen (quarter-finals) The Nordic & Baltic representatives consisted of their three Tour Card holders (Madars Razma , Darius Labanauskas and Vladimir Andersen ), recent World Darts Championship qualifier Daniel Larsson , and four invited players from the region.[ 3]
Draw
The draw was made on 16 January 2023.[ 4]
References
